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The United Nations: a Spiritual Perspective But--speaking symbolically--when the United Nations
has emerged into factual and actual power, the welfare of the world will
then be assured. What is that welfare but love in action? What are right
human relations but love among men, groups and nations? What is international
cooperation but love on a world scale? Those are the things which… we
are working here today to bring into being. We are attempting to do it
on a vast scale, and this in spite of opposition--an opposition which
can only temporarily succeed, such is the potency of the awakened spirit
of man. These are the things which the Hierarchy, in its already successful
procedures, is aiding and will continue to aid. At this time of its sixtieth anniversary, the United Nations remains the best vehicle we have for the realization of our vision for a better world. The blueprint of that vision is contained within its Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These documents spell out the principles of freedom and a world at peace and delineate the steps that the nations of the world must take in order to make them possible. So while it often seems that humanity is much more concerned with the machinations of war than with the difficult compromises of peace, it is helpful to remind ourselves of the ideals contained within the U.N.’s founding principles and to do all we can to support its work. In the writings of Alice Bailey the United Nations is described as a “point of tension” that “will eventually prove to be the agent that will bring about a ‘point of emergence’” for humanity as a whole. In the law of cycles that governs all spiritual work (for an individual, a group or a nation) there are three consecutive stages: crisis, tension and emergence. It is during the stage of crisis that decisions are made—either voluntarily or involuntarily. If the decisions are in alignment with the intentions of the soul, they lead to the attainment of a point of tension. The point of tension results from the achievement of an alignment within consciousness, and a process of inner listening unfolds and the individual or group proceeds under soul direction. When this work is done properly while the point of tension dominates, the right conditions are created that lead eventually to the point of emergence. “This”, Alice Bailey writes, “is both an emergence from and also an emergence into a field of experience.” This point of emergence today, relates to humanity’s willingness to take those steps that will allow our civilization as a whole to move outward from the confines of the past and into alignment with the new energies that are presently coming into manifestation. The United Nations stands at a central point within that worldwide serving group known as the new group of world servers and, as a consequence, is powerfully governed by these cycles of crisis, tension and emergence. The U.N. emerged out of the ashes and eventual triumph of the Allied forces during World War II--the greatest period of pain and crisis ever to confront humanity. From the perspective of the Ageless Wisdom teachings, this victory signaled a major spiritual breakthrough for humanity and a turning point in the evolutionary development of planet Earth. The U.N. was, in a certain sense, the accolade accorded to humanity as a result of that victory. The point of tension has governed its work for all these sixty years, as it plans, struggles and attempts to hold to the vision of a better world despite the difficulties pressing in upon it from all sides. But as mentioned above, from this point a great emergence becomes possible. This places a great responsibility as well as a great opportunity upon the work of the U.N. There is a sense among many people within the spiritual community that the decisions made by the U.N. and the resultant creation of this “point of emergence” for humanity as a whole will be instrumental in preparing the way within human consciousness for the reappearance of the World Teacher. For this Teacher cannot appear until and will not reappear until humanity consciously aligns itself with the intentions of the divine Plan. We’re told that there are three primary requirements that humanity must fulfill in order for this long-awaited event to be realized within the world: the institution of the principle of sharing has to be en route to governing global affairs; the political and religious institutions of the world have to be in process of cleaning house; and there must be a movement towards the establishment of a measure of peace and security within the world. In relation to the realization of these three requirements it might be useful to review the Preamble to the U.N. Charter which reads: WE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, AND FOR THESE ENDS to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples, HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations. It becomes vividly clear from a study of these words (which are expanded in the subsequent 19 chapters of the full text of the Charter) that they provide the blueprint for the realization of the requirements for the World Teacher’s return. It’s unfortunate then that the promise contained within these powerful words still seems so far from realization sixty years on. Economic reform, through such measures as the Millennium Goals is in process of working out but great vigilance is needed to assure that the actions taken within the United Nations are free from outside corporate influence and in full alignment with its founding principles. There are many entrenched forces that are conspiring to hold humanity back from the realization of the Aquarian age ideals of liberty, equality and brotherhood among all peoples and all nations of the world. Separativeness, selfishness, and materialism remain the line of least resistance for the human kingdom but we can each accept responsibility and play out part to collectively change this situation. And political and religious reform could eventually become a greater part of the U.N.’s work—indeed they are spelled out in so many words in the Charter and The Declaration of Human Rights. There can be no human rights if the people of the world continue to suffer at the hands of corrupt political and religious institutions. Interestingly enough, the debate over aid for the poor nations (specifically the African nations), has served to throw the endemic political corruption into sharp relief. For it is this corruption that presently blocks so much of that aid from reaching those for whom it was intended. The pressure will now be on for governments to clean house and the people of the world will be able to demand it. The third requirement is the taking of concerted steps towards the establishment of a world at peace. In a way, this was the primary intention for which the U.N. was created but it was pushed aside as a result of the Cold War which was almost immediately replaced by the war on terror. There is a spiritual principle that states that often the most effective means of resolving and problem is by building in its opposite quality. And since war is so often related to aggression and to the taking of that which is not one’s own, it would seem that its opposite would be to focus upon the principle of sharing—thus bringing to full circulation the delicate interrelationship between the three preparatory steps for the Teacher’s return. In the Alice Bailey teachings it states, “Peace will be the result of understanding and sharing, and not the origin of them as the pacifists so often imply.” As the countries of the world come together to readjust the present economic imbalances it will become starkly apparent that their goals can only be effectively realized by diverting some of the present $960 billion that is spent annually upon weapons into the meeting of the MDG’s (Millennium Development Goals) and other development projects. Perhaps it is the successful resolution of this issue could prove to be the true “point of emergence” for humanity as a whole. The fact that the U.N. is located within the city of New York is spiritually significant. According to the teachings of the Ageless Wisdom, New York is one of what is called the “five planetary centers”--along with London, Geneva, Darjeeling and Tokyo. These centers, or “chakras”, are the points for the inflow and distribution of energy that animates the life of the planet as a whole. New York, because of its strategic position as the central point within these five centers (which upon the etheric planes constitute two intersecting triangles), holds a position of tremendous influence within the planet. This is surely the reason why it is situated here. We are now entering into a most interesting period within the evolutionary development of our planet and all its life forms as the planetary centers are beginning to thrill in response to the increased vibratory rate that is developing within the life of that great Life “in Whom we live and move and have our being.” Naturally this vibration would be most heightened within the planetary centers and this cannot help but have a powerful effect upon the U.N. and its work. Each planetary center has a keynote and is colored by a particular ray energy. New York’s keynote is “I light the way”, which is also the keynote for the entire United States and its ray influence is that of the sixth ray. Indeed it was primarily the vision of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that proved the catalyst that gave birth to the United Nations. And the Tibetan said that this lighting of the way could be “the privilege of the States if its people so chose and permit worldwide humanitarian, self-sacrifice and a firm decision to stand by righteousness to govern their present attitudes and policies.” It’s said that one day the political power base within the United States will shift from Washington, D.C. to New York, as the soul of the nation comes more prominently into play. This shift would benefit both the USA and the U.N. and aid in the realization of the intentions contained within the keynote, using the energy within this center to increasingly become a dynamic force for change and forward movement within the planet. All concerned citizens of the world could work subjectively to help both the United States and, as a consequence, the United Nations to realize the goals contained within the New York keynote. And in order to accomplish this, the United States must move forward into the light of its second ray soul and use its strength and wisdom to subordinate its sixth ray personality that is presently seeking to make it a vehicle for the retrogressive forces of involution within the life of the planet. The sixth ray influence of the New York planetary center cannot help but have a powerful impact upon the U.N. as well. The Ancient Wisdom teaches that the rays cycle in and out of manifestation on a rotating basis and at the present time the energy of the sixth ray is rapidly passing out. And whenever a ray energy begins its waning process its higher qualities begin to crystallize and take on a negative and entrenched condition. Those people who are more conservative by temperament have a tendency to cleave deeply to the structures of the past. And when such people are actively controlling the life of a nation or an organization, it becomes difficult for it to move forward into alignment with the new and progressive energies. In the case of the sixth ray, the “lower” qualities that need to be guarded against are suspicion, paranoia, fundamentalism, over-emphasis upon personal loyalty, and narrow vision. The U.N. could not help but be caught up in some of the difficulties incident upon the outgoing of this sixth ray energy because of its very location within the planet. There are a number of groups that are working spiritually to help the U.N. realize its goals within the planet through focused, subjective work. We hope that you will choose to join in these efforts so that together we can see the realization of a strong and vibrant United Nations, one that will provide that “point of emergence” for which all men and women of goodwill long. Additional quotes from the Alice A. Bailey books related to the United Nations
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